mopy

English

Etymology 1

From mope (“pout”)

Adjective

mopy (comparative mopier, superlative mopiest)

1. Alternative spelling of mopey.

Etymology 2

Blend of MOP and copy, acronym of "multiple original prints".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɒpiː/

• Rhymes: copy, floppy, hoppy

Verb

mopy (third-person singular simple present mopies, present participle mopying, simple past and past participle mopied)

1. To print more than one copy of a document using a computer printer rather than printing one original and copying it with a separate machine.
   • 1996 November 11, Noor Amal, “Why copy when you can mopy”, New Straits Times, page 18:

     Mopy is a term HP [Hewlett-Packard] has coined to talk about a new paradigm to address the current printing/coping^[sic] trend. Mopying is a term describing the process of creating multiple original prints, or "mopies" on a laser printer.

   • 2001 November 17, Robert Uhlig, “Boom in email puts paper use up by 40pc”, Telegraph:

     […] "mopying" - making a document and copying it many times - had become common.

   • 2003 September 17, Juhi Bhambal, “Printing Solutions”, PCQuest:

     Some offer a function called mopying. Instead of printing one original and then making copies on a copying machine, you get several originals of the document (or high-quality copies).

Anagrams

• yomp